I find myself with a first-world problem where I have almost 200 devices on my network. I have Cameras, computers, iPads, Sonos, Nest's, Global Cache's, TV's, Roku's, A/V recievers, Z-Nets (now 3), Wifi nodes, Russound, phones, etc...
I have several switches - they are constantly flashing which tells me there are significant broadcasts on this net which robs bandwidth. My switches are "smart" DLink's but I haven't programmed anything - no vlans. I have a ZyXel 100 router that can have up to 4 internal channels but again, all on one.
I have every device on a 192.168.1.X address, with 255.255.255.0 subnet mask.
I get the feeling I can optimize my network better by creating other subnets to keep network broadcasts down - like one for video (my roku's, TV's, Sonos, Plex), one for cameras, one for other computers.
But, the HS server needs access to other subnets to control them - for example, if if I put my Russound on 192.168.3.10, HS would need to control it (and HS would be on 192.168.1.10) - I suppose I can get other EN adapters to communicate to other subnets on the HS server. Right now, my HS server has only 1 EN adapter.
With that said, I am thinking of changing my subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 and use
192.168.1.X for a iPads, Computers, Phones
192.168.2.X for video
192.168.3.x for audio
...
My thought is that with a subnet mask 255.255.0.0 everything can talk to each other without needing a bridge. But, I don't know if that would keep the broadcasting down. My goal is to keep things contained so that not to rob bandwidth from others.
So, any suggestions on best practices on how to optimize my home network? I could be overthinking this and not get any benefit with this change.
Thanks!
I have several switches - they are constantly flashing which tells me there are significant broadcasts on this net which robs bandwidth. My switches are "smart" DLink's but I haven't programmed anything - no vlans. I have a ZyXel 100 router that can have up to 4 internal channels but again, all on one.
I have every device on a 192.168.1.X address, with 255.255.255.0 subnet mask.
I get the feeling I can optimize my network better by creating other subnets to keep network broadcasts down - like one for video (my roku's, TV's, Sonos, Plex), one for cameras, one for other computers.
But, the HS server needs access to other subnets to control them - for example, if if I put my Russound on 192.168.3.10, HS would need to control it (and HS would be on 192.168.1.10) - I suppose I can get other EN adapters to communicate to other subnets on the HS server. Right now, my HS server has only 1 EN adapter.
With that said, I am thinking of changing my subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 and use
192.168.1.X for a iPads, Computers, Phones
192.168.2.X for video
192.168.3.x for audio
...
My thought is that with a subnet mask 255.255.0.0 everything can talk to each other without needing a bridge. But, I don't know if that would keep the broadcasting down. My goal is to keep things contained so that not to rob bandwidth from others.
So, any suggestions on best practices on how to optimize my home network? I could be overthinking this and not get any benefit with this change.
Thanks!
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